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• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 33: Grace-Filled Communication, Part 2

  Rick Langer, Tim Muehlhoff, Quentin Schultze — December 06, 2021

  Tim and Rick resume the conversation with Quentin Schultze (PhD) on listening. Manner matters in communication, and they discuss how the habit of...

• Think Biblically

  Immigration and the Bible

  with Markus Zehnder

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae, Markus Zehnder — December 05, 2021

  Few subjects are more controversial today than immigration and the Christian debate reflects the discussion in the culture at large. There is still...

• Student Life Blog

  5 Steps to Become a Better Note-Taker

  Raeann Lopez — December 03, 2021

  Note-taking plays a vital part in a student’s academic success. Actively taking notes during class can improve focus and understanding of main...

• Student Life Blog

  Eight Ways to Reduce Test Anxiety as an Online Student

  Raeann Lopez — December 03, 2021

  Do tests stress you out, or have you ever panicked during one? Rest assured, you are not alone. About 35-40% of students experience some degree of...

• Biola News

  100 Days of Dante: More than 15,000 participants Join Biola and Baylor Co-led Initiative

  Several Torrey Honors College professors contributed to a nation-wide project commemorating Dante

  Jocelyn Huffman, Spenser Wagner — December 02, 2021

  To commemorate the 700 year anniversary of the death of Dante Alighieri, a Florentine poet, writer and philosopher, Biola University’s Torrey...

• The Good Book Blog

  The Bible is a Guidebook and a Wisdom Book

  John McKinley — December 02, 2021

  I recently heard an insight from a friend during a conversation that in his long experience, he had earlier seen the Bible as merely a guidebook...

• Biola News

  ‘Dear 2020: A Process’ Provided Space for Actors and Audience to Reflect on 2020

  Alumna and adjunct professor Rory Slater (’14) directed Theatre 21’s first fall 2021 production

  Sarah Dougher — November 30, 2021

  One of the main facets of the theater are its communal and interactive aspects. When the pandemic hit, live theater performances were one of the...

• The Good Book Blog

  A Truly Beautiful Devotional Book

  Kenneth Berding — November 30, 2021

  I recently read through Stephen Payne’s new devotional book, I Lift my Eyes to the Hills: God’s Help in Times of Trouble . Steve is a former...

• Student Life Blog

  Biola Students are Innovating — Will you Join Them?

  How Different Majors Highlight the Importance of Innovation

  Lindsey Hayden, Amanda Udell — November 30, 2021

  Why is seeing innovation in every field so vitally important? Intentional innovation is a key ingredient to making an impactful change in the...

• Business. Ministry. Life.

  A Bi-Vocational Life is a Requirement, Not an Option

  Retired AT&T exec Elaine Kung describes how to sustain a life and career of influence

  John Tuttle — November 29, 2021

  “If you’ve been sharing your faith in your actions and in your attitude, then perhaps the door is now open for you to share it in your words.”

• Think Biblically

  The Church Revitalization Checklist

  with Sam Rainer

  Sean McDowell — November 28, 2021

  Should we be hopeful about the post-pandemic church or concerned? Are churches growing today or dying? In this episode, we talk with Sam Rainer, a...

• The Good Book Blog

  Thankful for Our Feinberg Program

  Mitch Glaser — November 23, 2021

  Life is replete with contrasts — especially as we approach Thanksgiving. Recalling the glorious refrain of King David in Psalm 136, "Give thanks to...

• Business. Ministry. Life.

  Invest Patiently Like a Prophet

  A tender conviction that how we invest and spend God’s money matters to those who suffer in our world

  Shane Enete — November 22, 2021

  In the mid-1700s no corporate body condemned the practice of slavery. That is, until John Woolman began to be patient like a prophet. John Woolman...

• The Good Book Blog

  Tattoos and Biblical Greek

  Kenneth Berding — November 22, 2021

  A few years ago, a delightful young college student came up to me and asked, "Would you like to see my tattoo?" "Um…OK," I mumbled, somewhat unsure...

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 32: Grace-Filled Communication, Part 1

  Rick Langer, Tim Muehlhoff, Quentin Schultze — November 22, 2021

  Why is listening so difficult? In today’s argument culture, listening is especially difficult, and it often seems as if we have an incapacity to...

• Think Biblically

  Embodied: Living As Whole People

  with Greg Allison

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — November 19, 2021

  The worldview of Gnosticism, which was one of the first heresies facing the first Christians, is alive and well today-and it has permeated the...

• Student Life Blog

  How to Find a Mentor

  Samantha Law — November 19, 2021

  What do you do when you have questions about relationships, career opportunities or next steps in education? Find a mentor! For many people,...

• GRIT

  Happy Moments in This Busy Season

  Zoe Taper — November 19, 2021

  Coming back to in-person school has been such a blessing, but it has come with many challenges as well. Just as we adjust to online schooling, we...

• Student Life Blog

  The Power of Networking

  Katherine Rheeman — November 18, 2021

  Networking is one of the most important career skills to learn. Take a look at these networking statistics: 85% of positions are filled through ...

• The Good Book Blog

  Questions Keep You Safe

  Greg Koukl — November 17, 2021

  In spiritual conversations, landmines abound. That’s why talking with others about controversial, volatile topics like the gospel can be scary. I...

• Think Biblically

  Surviving Abortion

  with Sarah Zagorski

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — November 16, 2021

  Sarah Zagorski survived an abortion—that’s right, she survived an attempt to abort her, having been born alive as a result of a botched abortion,...

• Biola News

  Biola Welcomes New Faculty for Fall 2021

  From a researcher on how to empower global leaders to a screenwriter on ABC’s “George Lopez,” 12 new faculty members join Biola’s eminent faculty

  Jocelyn Huffman — November 16, 2021

  Biola University welcomes 12 new faculty members this fall, each of whom represents the university’s mission of biblically centered education,...

• The Good Book Blog

  Shattered: Top Ten Myths about the Ten Commandments (Part 3)

  Carmen Imes — November 15, 2021

  This is the third post in a three-part series on the top ten myths about “The Ten Commandments.” Read Part 1 and Part 2 . In the first two...

• Business. Ministry. Life.

  A Different Vision for Entrepreneurial Success

  How Biola’s 2022 Startup Competition brings entrepreneurship education to the real-world

  Lindsey Hayden — November 15, 2021

  “A Christlike picture of success is grounded in service and sacrifice. In entrepreneurship, this [means] making decisions that ultimately benefit everyone...”

• The Good Book Blog

  How Faith Guides Us Through Hard Seasons

  Berry Bishop — November 12, 2021

  Ecclesiastes 3 tells us there is a time for everything. There is a time or season for laughing, speaking and dancing — and we typically resonate...